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Perspectives in Southern Hemisphere Limnology

Proceedings of a Symposium, held in Wilderness, South Africa, July 3–13, 1984

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. B. R. Davies
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  2. R. D. Walmsley
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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 28)

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Table of contents (17 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Introduction: Perspectives in Southern Hemisphere limnology

    1. Perspectives in Southern Hemisphere limnology: Introduction

      • B. R. Davies, R. D. Walmsley
      Pages 1-5

  6. Suspensoids and Turbidity

    1. Effects of suspensoids (turbidity) on penetration of solar radiation in aquatic ecosystems

      • John T. O. Kirk
      Pages 195-208

    2. Interactions of detrital particulates and plankton

      • John M. Melack
      Pages 209-220

    3. The effects of suspensoids on fish

      • M. N. Bruton
      Pages 221-241

    4. Suspensoids and turbidity: Chairman’s summary

      • C. Howard-Williams
      Pages 243-245

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 247-263
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About this book

This book contains the Proceedings of the Symposium on Perspectives in Southern Hemisphere Limnology which was held from 3-13 July 1984 in Wilderness, South Africa. It can be asked why this Symposium was necessary at a time when conferences, symposia and other gatherings of learned people abound. Limnologists in the Southern Hemisphere have for some time been pointing out that limnological theory and inland water management practices have been developed almost exclusively in Northern Hemisphere temperate latitudes. Most of the land masses of the Southern Hemisphere fall within lower latitudes, 0 from 20-40 S, where the climate tends to be dry, with low cloud cover and with high levels of incident radiation and high water temperatures. Wide extremes are experienced in both rainfall and runoff, which occur mainly in summer. Sedimentary geological structures give rise to dispersive soils and highly turbid waters. Physiological, behavioural or developmental adaptations in the floral and faunal components are necessary to cope with desiccation and low visibility.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Perspectives in Southern Hemisphere Limnology

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of a Symposium, held in Wilderness, South Africa, July 3–13, 1984

  • Editors: B. R. Davies, R. D. Walmsley

  • Series Title: Developments in Hydrobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5522-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Dr W. Junk Publishers, Dordrecht 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-6193-530-8Due: 31 August 1985

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-5522-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 268

  • Number of Illustrations: 74 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology

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